Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog

When people read this, I am sure that I will be crossed off a few Christmas card lists. I think the class reader, as we know it, is dead. It...

It is that time of year again! No, not Christmas. I mean the seasonal regeneration of Doctor Who. Like the makers of ‘Downton Abbey’   and ‘...

I turned 50 not so long ago. I mean: the blog achieved over 50,000 hits and I was genuinely surprised. I started blogging a year and a half ...

There are two things in life I don’t understand. One: why schools don’t have air-conditioning? Two: why is it that English males insist on...

Warning: no students were harmed in the making of this blog. Sadly, the same cannot be said for teachers. This month’s Blogsync is a...

I am preparing for my first ever teachmeet in Leeds next week and part of that is talking about sentences. Next week, I will blog about the...

During a dinner party, there is a heated argument between several ladies. One lady was dressed in black. Another was dressed all in red, w...